Update: In a related matter, a judge ruled today that the infamous "kill-the-lawsuit act" passed during the recent legislative session does not actually kill the lawsuit.

And 19th Judicial District Court Judge Janice Clark said from the bench
that she's also likely to rule that the law, Act 544, violates the state
Constitution's "separation of powers" clause by usurping's the court's
power in determining whether or not the levee authority can sue. She
said she thinks the law may be unconstitutional for a second reason, but
did not name it during the brief court hearing.